The vast prairie which surrounds this site is typical of the Bluestem pasture region more commonly known as the Flint Hills. Named for its predominant grasses, the area extends from Oklahoma almost to Nebraska in a narrow oval two counties wide . . . — — Map (db m43260) HM
Stephen F. Jones spared no expense in the construction of his Spring Hill Ranch outbuildings.
The Flint Hills provided the main building materials for the ranch -- high quality limestone quarried and hand cut here in Chase County.
Like . . . — — Map (db m268777) HM
When Stephen F. Jones began acquiring this property for his Spring Hill Ranch in 1878, Kansas had been a state for 17 years, and much of the Kansas prairie was already being converted into cropland.
The majority of the land which now comprises . . . — — Map (db m268776) HM
On Cottonwood Street (State Highway 177) at the railroad crossing, on the right when traveling south on Cottonwood Street.
Originally named Cottonwood Station, Strong City received its current name from W.B. Strong, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. This was an important railroad town and was also known for its stone quarries and stone . . . — — Map (db m45592) HM
On Cottonwood Street (State Highway 177) at the railroad crossing, on the right when traveling south on Cottonwood Street.
The town of Strong City originated in March of 1871 when the Santa Fe Railroad was completed to the point then known as Cottonwood Station. Strong City was referred to as Cottonwood Station until 1881. In February of 1881 a petition was signed by a . . . — — Map (db m45601) HM
Welcome to Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Once covering 170 million acres, the tallgrass prairie has been reduced by about 96 percent. Today, only small fragments of prairie remain, with the exception of a relatively large contiguous . . . — — Map (db m268778) HM
You have arrived at the only unit in the National Park Service dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Tallgrass prairie once covered a vast region that stretched from Mexico into Canada. Today, only a small fraction - perhaps less than four . . . — — Map (db m268774) HM
